It has been less than a month since Gary Rowett was controversially sacked by Trillion Trophy Asia Limited but the former Birmingham City boss certainly hasn’t been short of offers since his departure.

Most recently the 42-year-old was linked with the Hull City job after Mike Phelan was sacked following just one win in the league since January 27th.

But, I believe that the old Blues boss has certainly dodged a bullet by not being appointed as the the new Tigers boss.

It was announced earlier today that former Olympiakos manager Marco Silva had been appointed as the new head coach of the Premier League side and it looks like Rowett might be biding his time.

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Last week he was linked with the previously vacant Swansea City job and he is also rumoured to be in the thoughts of Nottingham Forest who appear ready to sack their own manager, Philippe Montanier.

Forest seem like a likely destination for Rowett should Montanier get the sack and that is because I believe that he has waited for the right opportunity to come along rather than jump on board a sinking ship like Swansea and Hull.

The Tigers are without a win in nine league games which suggests that their downward spiral is likely to continue further into the New Year than they would have hoped and Rowett can now rest assured that there are probably going to be more comfortable jobs coming his way in the near future.

Former Birmingham City manager Gary Rowett up in the television studio at half-time

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Although he may lack the experience that some managers have in the game at the moment, Rowett certainly has the pedigree to progress at any club, like he was doing at Blues before he was relieved of his duties surprisingly, and somewhere like Forest or even Norwich City would prove good positions for him to fill.

The poisoned chalice at the KC Stadium will now be handed to Silva and waiting until another job becomes available may prove to be a sensible move by the ex-Blues manager.

Being patient isn’t often a necessity that football managers have in the game nowadays but being out of the game, Rowett can afford to wait for the right job to arise, like he said he would, and he has certainly dodged a bullet by not joining the Tigers in my opinion.